Ravi
Boy · RA-vee · Sanskrit
Ravi is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “sun”. In 2025 it ranked 902nd for boys in the UK (38 babies) and 1,244th for boys in the US (160 babies).
What does Ravi mean?
Sanskrit
“sun”
In Hindu tradition Ravi is a name of the sun god Surya; sitar player Ravi Shankar was a famous bearer.
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- RA-vee
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Is Ravi a girl's or a boy's name?
Ravi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 boys in the UK and 160 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ravi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #902among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 7,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 175% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the UK were named Ravi, making it the 902nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 48 boys.
2025 had more boys named Ravi than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Ravi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 845th in England and Wales.
Ravi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #902 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,198 |
| 2023 | 36 | #950 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,130 |
| 2021 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,102 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,110 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,046 |
| 2002 | 23 | #865 |
| 2001 | 26 | #748 |
| 2000 | 29 | #688 |
| 1999 | 33 | #611 |
| 1998 | 43 | #509 |
| 1997 | 48 | #457 |
| 1996 | 42 | #479 |
How popular is Ravi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,244among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 160about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 155% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 160 boys in the US were named Ravi, making it the 1,244th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,977th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 167 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Ravi in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ravi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 160 | #1,244 |
| 2024 | 167 | #1,211 |
| 2023 | 127 | #1,432 |
| 2022 | 119 | #1,516 |
| 2021 | 94 | #1,721 |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,977 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,363 |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,578 |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,754 |
| 2016 | 50 | #2,518 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,599 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,677 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,402 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,957 |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,485 |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,966 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,057 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,176 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,064 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,826 |
| 1999 | 67 | #1,601 |
| 1998 | 67 | #1,571 |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,547 |
| 1996 | 74 | #1,411 |
| 1995 | 46 | #1,859 |
| 1994 | 56 | #1,628 |
| 1993 | 60 | #1,519 |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,447 |
| 1991 | 59 | #1,476 |
| 1990 | 88 | #1,151 |
| 1989 | 82 | #1,169 |
| 1988 | 75 | #1,161 |
| 1987 | 82 | #1,053 |
| 1986 | 80 | #1,040 |
| 1985 | 78 | #1,042 |
| 1984 | 69 | #1,075 |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,489 |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,178 |
| 1981 | 44 | #1,432 |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,166 |
| 1979 | 51 | #1,291 |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,299 |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,515 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,190 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,238 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,471 |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,376 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,603 |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,636 |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,493 |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,604 |
| 1968 | 32 | #1,366 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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